Open Standards

The UK is in the middle of a public consultation on the adoption of Open Standards for public ICT. The Government are deciding what definition of open standards to follow, and the kind of commitment they will make to the principle. We think that the Government's adoption open standards is an important part of the open government agenda, helping promote transparency and preventing vendor 'lock-in'.

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The Government's consultation on committing to 'open standards' is coming under some intense lobbying. So it is really important that if you value open standards and wish to see the Government maintain its momentum towards openness, you respond to the consultation. Here's a short guide to how.

Reports and Correspondence

Objection to BBC and Ofcom's consultation seeking to allow encryption of key HD TV data including progamme information that would restrict consumer use of devices and distort the market against the public interest

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